In 1993, the original NBA Jam hit the arcades and revolutionized the arcade game genre. High-flying dunks, flaming basketballs, and big names on the hardwood served as trademarks for the classic quarter-munching cabinet. Although the series has been absent for years, with the last entry in 2011 under the EA Sports umbrella, Play Mechanix and Raw Thrills have partnered with the NBA and the NBA Players Association to bring the same arcade-style basketball action to arcades. can be brought NBA Superstars.
NBA Superstars 3v3 brings arcade-style basketball action, featuring all 30 teams featuring 120 NBA superstars. Players can take the court as LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Nikola Jok, Kevin Durant, Luka Doncs, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and the NBA-branded arcade game before the mid-90s. Cabinet supports four players and tries to incorporate the same backboard-rattling dunks, physical defense, and long-shot three-pointers that made players fall in love with NBA Jam in the 1990s.
The game features a Superstar mode, where you can battle it out for MVP honors, along with free online accounts that you log into using a QR code, over multiple play sessions. Have the ability to track your stats. The entire experience is tied together and brought back to the NBA Jam roots thanks to the addition of legendary announcer Tim Kitzrow.
You can see more in the trailer below.
The NBA Superstars arcade cabinet features a fully animated LED stadium scoreboard, a 75-inch screen, camera flash simulating marquee lights, and team color-coordinated RGB LED lights. Cabinet is coming to arcades this summer. Unfortunately, there’s no word on whether, like NBA Jam before it, it will make the jump to home consoles after its arcade debut.